Garment hanger



F. P. MIES GARMENT HANGER April 30, 1940.

Filed Feb. 19, 1958 Patented Apr. 30, 1940 e t f "l M e Frank Mies, Chicago,lll. e nppliation February 19, 1938fseria1No. 191,544 o 1' `3 claims. (or 2234-93) This invention relates to a `garment hanger" and more particularly to a hanger `with a devicefor fastening clothes thereon.

o One feature of this invention is that the gar-l `"`ments are securely retained inposition Without danger of slippingor falling; another feature is thatthe fastening device does not interferewith i theremoval or replacementof garments; another feature `is `,that when the `fastening device is re- "moved from engagement with the garments it may be `locked in Vsuch position; still another featuretof this invention is that the fastening device remains in i contact o with` the garment without movementthereonf yetanother feature of this invention is Ithat the contactlholding the garment isof such a nature "as to prevent tearing or even `creasing thereof; stillanother feature is the production of a devcelof this character of sturdy `construction with simplicity of operation; other 201 featuresand advantages will be apparent from the following specification and drawing, in which- I Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of an embodiment of my invention; Fig. y2 is a plan view; Fig. ,I

3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view; Fig. 4

is a fragmentary `front elevational view with the outer casing and a portion of the inner casing broken away; and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view along the line 5 of Fig. 3. l Ordinary garment` hangers frequently allow garments to slip or fall from the hanger. As a2 result, many devices have been developed to insure retention of garments in place on thehang-` er. Many of these, devices tend to damage clothes, tearing or creasing them at the point of contact. mechanical design andare difficult to use. o others are not of a sufficiently simple and sturdy `construction to withstand hard usage. 0 My invention obviates these and other difficulties My invention contemplates a resilient rod in yielding releasable engagement with a garment carried by a horizontal bar.

In the embodiment of my invention disclosed 15 herein asubstantially horizontal bar I0, of the o usual garment hanger type, carries a hook Il, or other means of support. A rod I2, preferably composed of steel or other resilient material, is movably mounted on theinner `casing I3 or other similar means carried by the horizontal bar or hook. When the type of mounting described herein is used the rod should have a cross-section shape other than circular and preferably is a flat strip rectangular in cross-section.

Others are too complicated in `their u The ends of `said rod, projecting from the cas;

stm o ing, serve as arms for yieldingly gripping a gar-` ment on thehorizontal bar. The rod is preferably slightly arcuate in` shape in order thatthe actual contact with the garment may be made only at the extremeends of the rod. To theends 5 ofthe rod I0 may be fastened small buttons, I4 andjl, madeof wood or other suitable material. Small pads, I6r and `I|,"of felt, rubber, or similar material, `may, if desired, `be sunk in the horizontal bar Aat `the points ofl Contact with said 10` buttons.

The shank I8 of thehook Il passes through the horizontalmbar `ID and is secured thereto by a rivet, or nut I9.` Around said shank is the inneiycasing I3. Said casing may be secured at 16 its base tothe horizontal bar` I0, preferably by small projecting teeth 2U driven thereinto, and at its` upper end to the shank I8 of the hook by `a cap 2I.` i

, The inner casing I3 is provided with two ver- 201` tical slots 22 and 23 on opposite sides thereof,

said slots being in alignment with the horizontal bar I0. The ends of the rod I2 project from the `slots 2,2 and 23 and are retained in alignment with the horizontal bar thereby. Said slots eX- 25 tend from a point near the base of the inner casing to the horizontal slots 24 and 25.

The rod I2 is vertically slidable in the slots 22 and `23 and horizontally rotatable in the slots I 24 and 25 when raised thereto. A spring 2B urges 30 the rod I2 in the slots 22 and 23 into yielding engagement with the horizontal bar` I0 or a garment carried thereby, whenever said rod is in alignment with the horizontal bar.

The rod I2 may be pivotally and slidably mounted on the shank I8` of the hook II or on the casing I3. Or, if desired, an outer casing 21 may be slidably and rotatably tted over the inner casing I3. Said outer casing is provided with openings 28 and 29 on opposite sides thereof, said 40 openings being of the same shape (rectangular in this instance) as the cross-section of the rod I2 which projects from said openings. 'Irhe casing 2l with the openings 28 and 29 closely tted to the rod I2 thus serves to hold said rod in`posi- 45 tion and to prevent vrotation about the axis of the rod.

The rod I2 may be bent in the middle thereof in order to pass around the shank I8 of said hook, as shown in Fig. 5. Thus, the shank of the 50 `hook together with the casings I3 and 2l serves as a mounting for said rod, retaining it in position.

To place a garment on the hanger the rod I2 openings or horizontal slots 24 and 25 are reached. At this point, the rod may be rotated `in either direction as shown in Fig. 2. The outer casing 21, of course, moves with the rod. The horizontal slots serve to lock the rod I2 in the elevated position, and the garment is placed on thehang-er. When the rod I2 is swung back into alignment with the vertical slots the spring 26 urges it into yielding engagement with the garment Whichit securely retains inplaceu `The buttons I4 and I5 and the pads I6 and I'I aid in preventing any injury to the garment.

This application is a continuation-in-part of. my copending application Serial No. 170,689, le'd October 23,` 1937. d l

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understoodtherefrom, but the Vappended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible in vie'vv of the prior art. v

I claim: v ,A lfA garment hanger of the character described for yieldngly vgripping a garment thereon including: a horizontal bar adapted to carry said garment; a vertically slotted inner casing mounted on said bar; a resilient rod pivotally mounted in said casing With the ends thereof extending through said slots in alignment with said barsaid ,rod being vertically slidable in said slots; at least one transverse opening in said casing communicating with the upper end of each of said slots, said opening being adapted to permit horizontal rotation of said rod, and to retain said rod in an :elevated position when out of alignment With said bar; an outer casing slidably and rotatably mounted on said inner casing, having therein openings through which said rod passes; a pair of smooth buttons mounted on the ends of said rod adapted to engage. said garment; spring means adapted to urge said buttons into yielding engagement with a garment carried by said vbar When the rod is in alignment With the bar;

l slots; and at least one horzontalslot in said casing communicating with each of said slots, said horizontal slot being adapted to permit horizontal rotation of said rod, and to retain said rod in an elevated position When out of alignment with said bar.`

3L A garment hanger of the character de` scribed yfor yieldinglygripping a garment thereon including: a horizontal bar adaptedto carrysaid garment;a casing mounted on said bar, said cas'- ing being provided with a pair of vertical slots in alignmentvvith said bar; a resilient rod pivotally vmounted in said casing with the ends thereof extending through said slots in alignment with said bar, said rod being vertically slidable in said slots; a pair of horizontal slots in said casing, each of said khorizontal slots communicating with the upper'end. of one of saidver-V tical slots, said horizontal lslots being. adapted to permit horizontal rotation of said rod, and t0 retain said rod in anelevated position when out of alignmenty with said bar; spring means for urging said rodinto yielding engagement with a garment carried by said bar when saidrod is in said vertical slots and in alignment with said bar; and a hookradapted to support said bar.

FRANK P. MIES. 

